SEMA manufacturing members are invited to join Ford in Dearborn, Michigan, for the Ford Measuring Session featuring the 2009 Ford Flex, F-150 and Lincoln MKS. This is the event where you can gather the measurements, photos and information needed to get your products ready outfit these vehicles when...

To help installers prepare for the SEMA Installer Certification exams, the association teamed up with E&G Classics and Webasto Product North America to present an interactive, hands-on ASE A6 Training & Preparation Workshop. The workshop is set for Saturday, April 5, 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., at E&G...

Elite sales professionals know the tactics needed to establish credibility and how to deliver on high expectations while maintaining profitable relationships with customers. The pros know how to provide customers with reasons to buy now, one of the biggest challenges in sales. To learn the tips the...

Spy photog commander Brenda Priddy tell us that this is the 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class, still at least a year away from the showroom floor.

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A version of SEMA-model legislation that would create a vehicle registration classification for street rods and replica vehicles was approved by the Iowa House Transportation Committee and will soon be brought to the floor of the House for a vote by all members. The bill defines a street rod as an...

BANKRUPT: Champ Car World Series LLC officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in United States Federal Court, March 5. Champ Car will stage its final event April 20 in Long Beach, California, and it intends to continue in the management and possession of its business and property as a debtor-in...

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Parrot Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Paris-based Parrot SA, appointed David Wenning to senior vice president of sales and marketing to further strengthen Parrot’s presence in the United States. Wenning spent the past two years leading U.S. operations for TomTom where he developed a 15-person sales...

Mark Your Calendar!All members of PRO are invited to join the PRO Select Committee at the annual open Project Planning Meeting. When: Thursday and Friday, June 12–13, 2008Where: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Detroit, Michigan